Adolf Schauenstein
Adolf Schauenstein (born December 4, 1827 in Graz , † October 16, 1891 in Graz) was an Austrian coroner .
Life
Adolf Schauenstein studied at the University of Graz . There he received his doctorate in medicine in 1851 . In 1863, Schauenstein became an associate professor for state and forensic pharmacy. In the same year he received a call to the newly established chair for forensic medicine at the University of Graz. In addition to Vienna and Kiel , Graz was the third chair for forensic medicine in German-speaking countries. Schauenstein headed the institute until 1892. From 1868 to 1869 and from 1886 to 1887 he was rector of the re-established university in Graz. Schauenstein made special contributions to forensic toxicology . After 1871 he was chairman of the state health council in Styria .
The gynecologist Walther Schauenstein was his son, the biochemist Erwin Schauenstein his grandson and the pathologist Konrad Schauenstein his great-grandson. Adolf Schauenstein was a member of the Graz academic fraternity Arminia.
Fonts (selection)
- Textbook of forensic medicine, with special consideration of the legislation of Austria and its comparison with the legislation of Germany, France, England, Italy and Russia. For doctors and lawyers. Vienna 1862.
- Handbook of Public Health Care in Austria. Vienna 1863.
- Traces of footsteps and tools ; Damage to health and death as a result of psychological insult ; Poisoning with aconite, strychneen, belladonna and other poisonous plants, cantharids, chloroform, chloral hydrate ; Corpse apparitions that appear later. In: Josef Maschka (Hrsg.): Handbook of forensic medicine. 4 volumes. Tübingen 1881–82.
literature
- Alois Kernbauer: Schauenstein Adolf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 47.
- Julius Pagel : Biographical lexicon of outstanding doctors of the nineteenth century. Berlin / Vienna 1901, column 1485 ( online ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Ancestral Gallery , website of the Graz academic fraternity Arminia, accessed on April 27, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schauenstein, Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schauenstein, Adolph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian coroner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 4, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1891 |
| Place of death | Graz |